We overestimate immigration and underestimate global warming.

Wesley seeks to secure suburban name after developer backs off bid to take it.

High net migration has helped boost NZ's population by 443,000 in five years.

A census field worker says this year's survey was frustrating and confusing to work on.

EDITORIAL: The future of an ageing New Zealand needs a lot of creative attention.

COMMENT: 'digital-first' approach leaves one in ten of people in New Zealand unrecorded.

Around 10 per cent of New Zealanders didn't fill out their Census forms this year.

COMMENT: Researchers say there's a critical flaw in how Statistics NZ set up its website.

Sportsmanship has gone by the board due to the win-at-all-costs philosophy of Ocker land.

The 2018 census is an important social accounting exercise, says one academic.

People can still complete the Census after today.

A guide on how to complete your census online. / 2018 Census

One man's protest has made its way to the Census.

A move to online forms is confusing some people.

Mitamitaga Waka club features in promotion for 2018 Census.

Whanganui's population rose by 700 people last year

Bill would require listing at least 10 languages as "national priority languages".

Three decades of research quashes the myth that kids of same-sex couples fare worse.

Wairoa butcher Kiri Gilbert believes any time is the right time to uplift a community, and he's done just that - through song. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick discusses the release of the Maxim Institute population decline report today, and what the Rotorua Lakes Council are doing to buck the trend. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Whanganui Mayor Hamish McDouall has rejected a report by the Maxim Institute suggesting many regions like his will drop or stagnate within three decades. Made with funding from NZ On Air

Kiwi children, aged 9 to 18, have revealed how much pocket money they receive.

The perception that migrants take jobs from Kiwis and push up house prices are widespread, but the fear is overblown, a new report has found.

People think Waiheke is a playground for the rich, but many families are doing it tough, chairman says.

COMMENT: A variety of radical reforms and technocratic tweaks are being proposed for fixing the problem of low voter turnout. But which of these changes are worth voting for?

More than half of New Zealand's 41,000 homeless people are now families with children, according to new Otago University research.

Auckland councillor showed the Herald a handful of the homes in one of the country's richest suburbs, which are close to his home.

The next Census will be held on March 6, 2018 - and New Zealanders will have new options to complete it on technology including smartphones and tablets.

An analysis released by Statistics New Zealand found tens of thousands of Kiwis don't go home to a traditional house.

New Zealanders want the next census to continue to ask about religion.